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985629

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have visited the Irish border in the last 12 months; when those visits took place; and how long they spent at the border in each of those visits.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	178372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>a) The Secretary of State travelled between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland but did not make a specific visit to the Irish border. Details of Ministers’ overseas travel are published quarterly and are available on GOV.UK.</p><p>b) Details of business expenses incurred by senior officials include domestic and international travel. This information is also published quarterly and is available on GOV.UK.</p><p>The information requested for all officials in my Department is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 19/10/2018 12:19:59 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

985743

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many residential units were granted planning permission in each financial year since 2006-7.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	178239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department sources information on the number of residential units granted permission in the last 12 months from Glenigan. The latest snapshot of the planning system is routinely published in the department’s quarterly ‘Planning Applications in England’ publication, the latest of which, with notes relevant to the below data (found on page 30), can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/741789/Planning_Applications_April_to_June_2018_-_statistical_release.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/741789/Planning_Applications_April_to_June_2018_-_statistical_release.pdf</a></p><p>Figure 6 on page 11 shows a chart of the quarterly year to date time series from Quarter 1, 2007 to Quarter 2, 2018. Please see the table below for the underlying figures requested for each financial year from 2006/07 to 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of residential units granted planning permission in the previous 12 months by financial year.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Residential units granted permission (rounded to the nearest 100)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>249,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>256,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>183,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>176,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>173,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>192,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>198,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>240,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>261,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>264,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>313,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>365,700</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Source: Glenigan</strong></p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 22/10/2018 10:20:23 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

985744

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of high-risk residential buildings.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	178240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Final Report of the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, which was published in May 2018, identifies all multi-occupancy high-rise residential properties which are 10 stories high or more as being ‘higher-risk residential buildings’. It states that there are between 2,000 and 3,000 of these buildings currently in existence. This is calculated according to information provided by Land Registry and Ordnance Survey. An explanation of the data sources can be found in Appendix C of the Review:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-of-building-regulations-and-fire-safety-final-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-of-building-regulations-and-fire-safety-final-report</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 22/10/2018 10:17:57 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

985745

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households affected by the Grenfell Tower fire require rehousing; and how many of those households are in (a) emergency, (b) temporary and (c) permanent accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	178241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Further to the update provided in July 2018, as of 11 October 2018, the latest data from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) shows that 204 households from Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk require rehousing. Of this number, 39 households are in emergency accommodation (22 households are in hotels, 14 in serviced apartments and 3 with friends and family). 35 households are currently living in temporary accommodation, and 130 households have moved into a permanent home.</p><p>Council tenants from Barandon Walk, Testerton Walk, Hurstway Walk, Treadgold House and Bramley House who do not feel able to remain in their homes, are eligible to be rehoused under RBKC’s Wider Grenfell Rehousing Policy. As of 11 October, 5 of these households are in emergency accommodation (3 are in hotels, 2 are in serviced apartments) and 72 households are currently living in temporary accommodation, while they await permanent rehousing. 2 households have moved to new permanent accommodation. In order to prevent individual households being made identifiable, I am unable to provide a breakdown of the location of these households based on which part of the Estate they originally lived in.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 178242 question first answered 22/10/2018 10:19:01 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

985746

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households in (a) Barandon Walk, (b) Testerton Walk, (c) Hurstway Walk, (d) Treadgold House and (e) Bramley House require rehousing as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire; and how many of those households have been rehoused in (i) emergency accommodation, (ii) temporary accommodation and (iii) permanent accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	178242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Further to the update provided in July 2018, as of 11 October 2018, the latest data from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) shows that 204 households from Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk require rehousing. Of this number, 39 households are in emergency accommodation (22 households are in hotels, 14 in serviced apartments and 3 with friends and family). 35 households are currently living in temporary accommodation, and 130 households have moved into a permanent home.</p><p>Council tenants from Barandon Walk, Testerton Walk, Hurstway Walk, Treadgold House and Bramley House who do not feel able to remain in their homes, are eligible to be rehoused under RBKC’s Wider Grenfell Rehousing Policy. As of 11 October, 5 of these households are in emergency accommodation (3 are in hotels, 2 are in serviced apartments) and 72 households are currently living in temporary accommodation, while they await permanent rehousing. 2 households have moved to new permanent accommodation. In order to prevent individual households being made identifiable, I am unable to provide a breakdown of the location of these households based on which part of the Estate they originally lived in.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 178241 question first answered 22/10/2018 10:19:01 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

985747

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Change of Use
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the quality of homes that were converted into residential dwellings under permitted development.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	178243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>National permitted development rights play an important role in the planning system, providing flexibility, reducing bureaucracy and making the most effective use of existing buildings. Permitted development rights for change of use are making an important contribution to the delivery of new homes across the country. All homes, whether granted permission on a planning application or through a permitted development right, are required to meet Building Regulations, including fire safety.</p><p>A local authority building control body is required to hold a record of any compliance certificate issued in relation to Building Regulations. Where there are outstanding non-compliance issues in relation to building regulations it is for the local authority to consider enforcement.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 22/10/2018 10:21:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

985791

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what priority the Government has given to beauty in the built environment.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Mr John Hayes
uin	178233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance to communities of design quality in the built environment for new development. A design team and an architectural adviser to Government have been established, in order to promote design quality and beauty across policy and programmes.</p><p>Design quality is an integral part of the recently revised National Planning Policy Framework, which states that development should be “visually attractive as a result of good architecture, layout and appropriate and effective landscaping”. The importance of beauty is also highlighted in Government programmes, including the Garden Cities, Towns and Villages programme.</p><p>The Government is taking a proactive approach to sharing evidence of beauty in the built environment, and my department hosted the Government’s first design quality conference in April this year. New planning guidance will emphasise the importance of community engagement in plan making and design of projects, and the need to focus on qualities such as the appearance of new development, that appeal to residents and neighbours.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/10/2018 12:25:56 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

984937

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what change there has been in staffing levels in his Department since June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	177726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p><em>The Department’s workforce statistics are published on a quarterly basis by the Office for National Statistics as part of its Quarterly Public Sector Employment estimates. Data for the two quarters in question, June 2016 and June 2018 (latest available quarterly release) can be viewed and obtained via the following link: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable</a> (table 9) in the attached xlsx files for the dates in question. </em></p><p> </p><p><em>At the end of June 2016 the Department employed a reported 1420 full-time equivalent staff in comparison with 1760 full-time equivalent staff at the end of June 2018. Please note that these figures are roundest to the nearest ten at the point of release and do not include the Department’s Executive Agencies or NDPBs. The difference between the two reported numbers represents a 24 per cent increase in staffing levels during the period in question. It is important to note that In March 2010 there were 2109 full-time equivalent staff working in the Department.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Please note that the numbers reported to ONS are based on directly employed officials where the Department bears at least 50 per cent of salary costs through its payroll. Staff employed directly by the Department who are on an unpaid leave of absence or paid on a reimbursed basis are not included in management information published on GOV.UK and supplied to ONS.</em></p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 19/10/2018 14:00:58 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra